Rachel Perne

Rachel Greene, daughter of Richard Greene Gent. and Mary (Hooker) Greene

Marriage

25 Sep 1615 Richardus Perne son of Katherine Perne, to Racheoli Greene dau of Richardi Greene of Porridge Hill. [1]

Will

Her will cut off son-in-law Edward Rawson with one shilling but beq. 40 pounds to daughter Rachel and their daughter, as noted below Rachel's 40 pounds were to be delivered to Mr. Webb's house in London where Rachel was to have a friend accept the money for her... states Rawson had acknowledged receipt portion of 300 pounds at marriage, cites Suffolk MA Deeds. [2]

Following page contains her will abbreviated by Meehan-411 thus: Rachel Perne's, widow of Gillingham, Wilts. Will 31 March 1656 proved 13 Nov 1656, to be buried in the church at Gillingham, has a living at Easthaimes in Wiltshire which as by a lease bearing the date 12 Oct 12th of late King Charles, under the hand of William, Lord Stowerton for four score and nineteen years should she and her sons live that long. Named eldest son Richard, other son John, daughter Rachel (Rawson) to have 40 pounds and some to her children but Edward Rawson cut off with one shilling as he had rec'd 300 pounds at marriage c 1637. Rachel's 40 pounds were to be delivered to Mr. Webb's house in London where Rachel was to have a friend accept the money for her...to other son-in-law John Tyse 1 shilling, dau Marie Tyse 30 pounds and goods at her house at Orcheston St Georges. Names brother Peter Greene and sister Anne Stagg. She names her three servants and remembers the minister and the poor of the parish.

Visitation of Dorset 1623 - page 85. Giles, son of Giles Stagg, married Anne daughter of Richard Greene of Bowridge Hill and Gillingham in Dorset. She was sister to Surgeon John Greene and early settler in Warwick, Rhode Island. A sister Rachel was wife of Richard Perne, and mother of Rachel, wife of Edward Rawson, Sec. to the Mass Bay Colony.[3]

Burial

Rachel Greene Perne Birth 1596 Gillingham, North Dorset District, Dorset, England Death 13 Nov 1656 Gillingham, North Dorset District, Dorset, England Burial St. Mary the Virgin Churchyard Gillingham, North Dorset District, Dorset, England. FindaGrave Memorial ID 100339221 [4]

Sources

• https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Greene-2587 cites
• Gillingham Parish Register by subscription at: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2243/32435_239545-00362?pid=19...
• Genealogical Gleanings in England Vol. 1 by subscription at: https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/48511/GleaningsEnglandI-001754...
• English Origins of New England Families, Vol. III Genealogical Gleanings in England page 29.
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100339221/rachel-perne
• Waters, Henry. Genealogical Gleanings in England, The New England Historical & Genealogical Register (NEHGS, Boston, 1884) Vol. 38, Page 311-2
• Clarke, Louise Brownell. The Greenes of Rhode Island (Knickerbocker Press, New York, 1903) Page 40